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This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Cones

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Mccormick Island

Cone

71° 51' 0" S

170° 47' 0" E

Northern Volcano

Cone

71° 37' 0" S

170° 33' 0" E

Southern Volcano

Cone

71° 42' 0" S

170° 36' 0" E

Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

LatitudeLongitude

390811

Pleistocene

2083 m / 6832 ft

71.7°S
170.6°E

Volcano Types

Shield(s)
Fissure vent(s)
Pyroclastic cone(s)

Tectonic Setting

IntraplateContinental crust (> 25 km)

Geological Summary

The Adare Peninsula is a complex of overlapping shield volcanoes forming the northernmost volcanic pile of the Hallet Volcanic Province. Hamilton (1972) considered uneroded cinder cones at Cape McCormick to be of Holocene age, but similar-looking Antarctic cones have proved to be as old as Tertiary. Most Potassium-Argon dates for the Adare Peninsula range from 6-13 million years ago (Ma), but one possibly anomalous date of 1.14 Ma was obtained, and a sample from Cape Roget was dated at 2.27 Ma (LeMasurier and Thomson, 1990).

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

Affiliated Sites

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